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English Café: Notify or Announce

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Why is the following sentence wrong?: This problem has been notified to the vendors.

Notify means to give (someone) notice of (something), i.e., inform someone of something.

  • We must notify our customers of any changes.
  • The safety officer notified all personnel of the accident.
  • Earlier this year, they were notified that their homes were to be cleared away.
  • They must notify police about where they live and their movements.
  • We have notified the vendors about this problem.

Announce means to say something, i.e., say something to a person(s), usually publicly.

  • They announce the next station, and the train begins to slow down.
  • The government announced a cut in taxes.
  • PTTEP announced plans to expand the size of its operations abroad.
  • The company’s senior vice president will announce her retirement next week.
  • We announced this problem to the vendors.
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